Grand duke
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Grand duke is a European hereditary title, used either by certain monarchs or by members of certain monarchs' families. The title is used in some current and former independent monarchies in Europe ti
1860 postage stamp of the Grand Duchy of Finland
Portrait of Leo I, King of Ruthenia and Grand Duke of Kiev (18th-century painting)
Portrait of Grand Duchess Maria Fiodorovna by Heinrich von Angeli (1874) Saint Petersburg, Hermitage Museum
Monarchy of Luxembourg
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The monarchy of Luxembourg is the institution headed by the grand duke of Luxembourg, who is the head of state of the country. Luxembourg has been a grand duchy since 15 March 1815, when it was create
Grand duke
…The title is used in some current and former independent monarchies in Europe titled as Grand Duchy, particularly: in present-day Luxembourg, the last territory ranked as Grand Duchy historically by the sovereigns of former independent countries, such as Tuscany (from 1569 to 1860, now part of Italy…
Andrius Kubilius and Grand Duke Guillaume V
William I of the Netherlands
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Willem III, koning der Nederlanden, Nicolaas Pieneman, 1856 Rijksmuseum